14 THE DESIRABILITY AND ACQUISITION OF PARKS 



cases will be followed. In some respects it is along the 

 movement on foot for the conservation of our national 

 resources. 



THE WAY TO OBTAIN PARKS 



The methods adopted have already been stated. A brief 

 summary will be given. 



1. Preliminary Agitation. Public sentiment frequently 

 crystallizes in the appointment of a park committee or in 

 a resolution passed by a board of trade. 



2. The Creation of a Commission. If the work involves 

 several municipalities, as it usually does, a bill for the crea- 

 tion of a park commission with delegated powers can be 

 introduced into the State Legislature. 



3. How the Necessary Funds are Provided. These are 

 usually obtained from the sale of bonds, whose issue is 

 authorized by the State Government, the indebtedness 

 being incurred by the county or district benefited. 



THE ORGANIZATION FOR WORK 



The working organization is made up about as follows: 



1. A Counsel and perhaps assistants to give legal ad- 

 vice, to attend to claims and to examine contracts and 

 agreements. 



2. A Landscape Architect to make selection of lands for 

 parks, parkways, reservations and playgrounds. It is the 

 function of the landscape architect to prepare all grading 

 and planting plans and to outline for the Architect (see 5) 

 the general features of buildings, gateways, walls, steps 

 and bridges. 



3. A Purchasing Department to obtain options on prop- 

 erties likely to be acquired and to arrange for the pur- 



